English Unknown Pen Id

[Cluedoh]

Ladies and Gents,

Would like your help to identify this English pen.

 

Description (see also images.)

Blue Black marbled pattern.

Cap is a flat top screw on, with bulb clip and thin band.

Barrel imprint "MADE IN ENGLAND" No writing on the lever which measures 22mm.End of barrel is also flat.

Nib gold (tiny) imprint on nib "Warranted 14C b"

 

Dimensions:

Capped 120mm......4.7ins.

Uncapped 109mm........4.2ins.

 

Thanks in anticipation

 

Cluedoh!

[Cob]

It looks to me as though it came from Lang's of Liverpool - the cap shape is reminiscent of a Summit S75 I have. However many of Lang's products had rather better nibs than yours - usually "first quality" ones.

 

Very nice pattern I must say.

 

The man who will know is Northlodge if he's reading this!

 

Cob

[peterg]

Or it could be a Mentmore. They used that style of nib and produced pens which were very similar to Langs, right down to using the same celluloids in some cases.

 

On balance I would go for Mentmore on the basis of the nib and wear on the clip (Langs tended to apply better plating than Mentmore).

[Cluedoh]

Gents,

Thanks for your help.

[northlodge]

I find this a hard one to call. The lever looks Lang, the cap has that look about it also, and the clip could be Lang or any number of others.

 

the nib would suggest it is perhaps mentmore, as Peter identified, and whilst Lang could have turned out anything they wanted in-house, it is not their usual "Warranted" design.

 

The issue I am struggling most with is the base of the pen. The majority of lever-filling Summits from this period sport a jewel or pseudo-jewel at the base. Your pen looks like it is slightly recessed, not common on Liverpool products!

[4lex]

I'm intrigued...I hope someone will identify it.

[Cepasaccus]

A "1st Quality" imprint doesn't guarantee a decent nib. I have one with a very porous tipping material. I assume that then a nib without "1st Quality" imprint doesn't have to be bad.

Edited July 9, 2015 by Cepasaccus